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[Subsidiary} Requirement as to underground sanitation.

Prohibition

against passing danger signals.

Prohibition

against negligent behaviour.

CAP. 285]

Mines (Safety) Regulations

[1986 Ed.

82. (1) There shall be provided underground sufficient and suitable accommodation in the way of sanitary convenience.

(2) Wood shall not be used in the construction of under- ground sanitary conveniences.

83. No person shall, without authority, pass beyond any fence or danger signal, or open any locked door.

84. (1) No person employed in or about a mine shall negli- gently or wilfully-

(a) do anything which is likely to endanger life in a mine or the

safety of a mine; or

(b) omit to do anything necessary for the safety of a mine or of

the person employed therein.

(2) No person shall fight or behave in a violent manner in or about a mine.

Duty to fence

off, and to warn against injurious solutions.

Maximum

cyanide content of sand filling.

Power as to disposal of slime.

Duties of responsible persons. L.N. 87/86.

PART IX

SAFE DISPOSAL OF WASTE

85. Water containing poisonous or injurious chemical solu- tions used in the treatment of ores or for other purposes shall be effectively fenced off to prevent inadvertently access to it. Notice boards shall be placed in suitable places to warn persons from making use thereof.

86. When sand is used for filling worked-out underground areas, the moisture content in such sand and the liquid draining therefrom shall not have a higher cyanide content than 0.005 per cent expressed as cyanide of potassium.

87. (1) A mines officer may serve on any manager a written order as to the safe disposal of slime or other waste.

(2) The provisions of regulation 103 shall apply to an order made under paragraph (1).

PART X

RESPONSIBILITY

88. (1) Unless exempted by the Superintendent of Mines- (a) the person responsible for the work under a prospecting licence, shall dwell in the area to which the licence relates or within 8 kilometres thereof; and

(b) the person responsible for the work under a mining licence or a mining lease shall dwell in the area to which the licence or lease relates or within 8 kilometres thereof.